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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/waste_industry_signs_up_to_challenging_cut_accident_rate_01.26012009"
    class="state-published">UK-Waste industry signs up to “challenging” cut in accident rate</a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">26.01.2009</span>)                                                  
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<p>Organisations and stakeholders in the waste and recycling industry have
committed themselves to reduce accidents in the sector by 10 per cent
year on year over the next five years.</p>
<p>The number of fatal incidents in the industry is more than 10 times the
national average, while reportable accidents are four times higher.
Members of the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) forum – which
includes waste-management and recycling trade associations,
local-authority groups and government bodies, regulators, and trades
unions – have now pledged to improve these statistics by signing a
five-year charter.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="http://www.shponline.co.uk/article.asp?pagename=news&amp;article_id=8351">Read more</a></p>
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    class="state-published">European Year of Creativity and Innovation</a>
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<p>The European Year of Creativity and Innovation is an initiative of the European Commission and highlights the importance of creativity and innovation for personal, social and economic development. Many EU institutions participate in disseminating good practices, stimulating education and research, and promoting policy debate and development.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="http://www.create2009.europa.eu/index_en.html">Visit the official web site</a></p>
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<p>Be informed as soon as your favourite safety and health topics are updated with the EU-OSHA alert service. Just click on the topics of interest and receive an e-mail every time we issue new related information.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../../subscribe_form?sourceid=alertbanner">Register here</a></p>
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    class="state-published">EU- Living conditions in Europe</a>
                                    (<span
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    alt="EU- Living conditions in Europe" />
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<p>This pocketbook provides an overview of living conditions in the Member States and the Candidate Countries of the European Union, as well as in the EFTA States. For the first time in this publication some data is presented concerning the potential candidate countries of the European Union. Different areas of the social field are described by a selection of indicators which are presented in tables and graphs and accompanied by a short commentary.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=1073,46587259&amp;_dad=portal&amp;_schema=PORTAL&amp;p_product_code=KS-DZ-08-001">This product may be downloaded in this link</a></p>
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    class="state-published">EU-Eurostat regional yearbook 2008</a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">22.01.2009</span>)                                                  
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<p>
Eurostat regional yearbook 2008 offers information on life in the European regions in the 27 Member States of the European Union and this year also in the candidate countries and EFTA countries. The texts are written by specialists in the different statistical domains and accompanied by statistical maps, figures and tables on each subject. Regional data are presented on the following themes: population, urban statistics, gross domestic product, household accounts, structural business statistics, labour market, sectoral productivity, labour cost, transport, tourism, science, technology and innovation, health and agriculture. The publication is available in German, English and French.</p>
<p>Report downloadable <a class="external-link" href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-HA-08-001/EN/KS-HA-08-001-EN.PDF">here</a></p>
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    class="state-published">Report: Workplace exposure to vibration</a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">21.01.2009</span>)                                                  
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                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/teaser/report_workplace_exposure_vibration_01.09012009"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/teaser/report_workplace_exposure_vibration_01.09012009/image"
    alt="Report: Workplace exposure to vibration" />
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                                    <span
    class="description">
<p>One in three European workers is exposed to vibration at work and this risk is becoming more and more important. This report gives an overview of the challenges facing the occupational safety and health community as regards the management of occupational vibration risks.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../publications/reports/8108322_vibration_exposure/view">Read the report on vibration</a></p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../riskobservatory">Visit the European Risk Observatory</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div align="center">&nbsp;</div>
<a class="external-link" href="../riskobservatory">
</a> 
   
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/gender_equality_institute_be_headed_by_lithuanian_01.20012009"
    class="state-published">EU-Gender equality institute to be headed by a Lithuanian</a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">20.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
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    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/gender_equality_institute_be_headed_by_lithuanian_01.20012009"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/gender_equality_institute_be_headed_by_lithuanian_01.20012009/image"
    alt="EU-Gender equality institute to be headed by a Lithuanian" />
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                                    <span
    class="description">
<p> The Vilnius-based European Institute for Gender Equality will be headed by Virginija Langbakk, a Lithuanian currently working at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The institute will become the first EU agency based in Lithuania. According to Ms Langbakk, the establishment process may be launched in a few months.</p>
<a class="external-link" href="http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/gender_equality/gender_institute/index_en.html">For more information</a>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/government_bans_all_use_mercury_sweden_01.20012009"
    class="state-published">SE-Government bans all use of mercury in Sweden  </a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">20.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
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    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/government_bans_all_use_mercury_sweden_01.20012009"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/government_bans_all_use_mercury_sweden_01.20012009/image"
    alt="SE-Government bans all use of mercury in Sweden  " />
                                        </a>
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                                    <span
    class="description">
<p>The new regulations enter into force on 1 June 2009. The ban will include the use of mercury in dental amalgam, chemical analysis and the chlor-alkali. In order to use the chemical, companies will have to apply for permission. Mercury waste will be stored in deep geological deposits in other EU countries.</p>
<p>
Since the beginning of the 1990s there has been a ban in Sweden on the manufacture and sale of certain products containing mercury, including thermometers and other measuring devices and electronic components.</p>
For more information you can click <a class="external-link" href="http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/11459/a/118550">here</a>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/campaigns/hw2008/teaser/safety_with_a_smile_napo_faces_workplace_risks_shows_good_practice_01.23102008"
    class="state-published">Safety with a smile – NAPO faces workplace risks and shows good practice</a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">19.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
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    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/campaigns/hw2008/teaser/safety_with_a_smile_napo_faces_workplace_risks_shows_good_practice_01.23102008"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/campaigns/hw2008/teaser/safety_with_a_smile_napo_faces_workplace_risks_shows_good_practice_01.23102008/image"
    alt="Safety with a smile – NAPO faces workplace risks and shows good practice" />
                                        </a>
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                                    <span
    class="description">
<p>On his own website, the famous animated character NAPO tackles workplace risks and shows – in a universal language - how to deal with musculoskeletal diseases and noise, gives advice to young workers, builders and cleaning workers and explains safety signs. All stories have an educational value and can be used to encourage discussions on health and safety topics.</p>
<p>
Find out more about the NAPO films:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a class="external-link" href="http://www.napofilm.net">www.napofilm.net</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/teaser/safety_with_a_smile_napo_faces_workplace_risks_shows_good_practice_01.23102008"
    class="state-published">Safety with a smile – NAPO faces workplace risks and shows good practice</a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">19.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
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    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/teaser/safety_with_a_smile_napo_faces_workplace_risks_shows_good_practice_01.23102008"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/teaser/safety_with_a_smile_napo_faces_workplace_risks_shows_good_practice_01.23102008/image"
    alt="Safety with a smile – NAPO faces workplace risks and shows good practice" />
                                        </a>
                                    </div>                                     
                                    
                                    
                                     
                                    <span
    class="description">
<p>On his own website, the famous animated character NAPO tackles workplace risks and shows – in a universal language - how to deal with musculoskeletal diseases and noise, gives advice to young workers, builders and cleaning workers and explains safety signs. All stories have an educational value and can be used to encourage discussions on health and safety topics.</p>
<p>
Find out more about the NAPO films:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a class="external-link" href="http://www.napofilm.net">www.napofilm.net</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/echa_consultation_inclusion_substances_reach_authorisation_list_01.15012009"
    class="state-published">EU-ECHA consultation on inclusion of substances in the REACH authorisation list</a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">16.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
                                    <div
    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/echa_consultation_inclusion_substances_reach_authorisation_list_01.15012009"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/echa_consultation_inclusion_substances_reach_authorisation_list_01.15012009/image"
    alt="EU-ECHA consultation on inclusion of substances in the REACH authorisation list" />
                                        </a>
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                                    <span
    class="description">
<p>The European Chemicals Agency, ECHA, launched on 14th January a public consultation on the first draft recommendation of substances to be included in the list of substances subject to authorisation (Annex XIV or Authorisation List). Interested parties can submit comments by using the relevant web forms on the ECHA website until 14 April 2009. <br /><br />Interested parties can comment both on:<br />• ECHA’s draft recommendation on seven substances (see below) and its reasoning behind their inclusion in Annex XIV and<br />• ECHA’s justification for prioritising these substances.<br /><br />Based on an assessment of the available information, ECHA recommends prioritising seven substances out of the 15 substances that are on the Candidate List (published 28 October 2008). The prioritised substances are:<br />• 5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (musk xylene)<br />• Alkanes,C10-13,chloro (short chain chlorinated paraffins; SCCPs)<br />• Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) and all major diastereoisomers identified<br />• 4,4’-Diamino diphenyl methane (MDA)<br />• Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)<br />• Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) and<br />• Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)</p>
<p>In the first draft recommendation ECHA furthermore proposes that:<br />• applications for authorisations should be submitted between 24 and 30 months after the above substances have been included in Annex XIV of REACH, and<br />• these substances could not be used after 42 to 48 months after the inclusion date.<br /><br />ECHA proposes to include exemptions for uses of the prioritised substances that are permitted under specific conditions set out in the current legislation on Restrictions on Marketing and Use Directive (76/769/EEC) as explained in the consultation documents.<br /><br /><a class="external-link" href="http://echa.europa.eu/doc/press/pr_09_01_consultation_substances_authorisation_20090114.pdf">More<br /></a><br /><br /></p>
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/eu-reach-list_preregistered_substances_not_final_01.15012009"
    class="state-published">EU-REACH-list of preregistered substances, not final</a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">15.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
                                    <div
    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/eu-reach-list_preregistered_substances_not_final_01.15012009"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/eu-reach-list_preregistered_substances_not_final_01.15012009/image"
    alt="EU-REACH-list of preregistered substances, not final" />
                                        </a>
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                                    <span
    class="description">
<p>ECHA has published on its website a list of pre-registered substances. The list

contains about 150,000 substances which were pre-registered by 65,000 companies

between 1 June and 1 December 2008. ECHA has been screening part of the

information submitted and due to the high number of pre-registrations ECHA will

continue to check the information into the New Year. The fully screened list will be

published at a later date.</p>
<p align="left">The list of pre-registered substances (19 DEC 2008) can be accessed via a dedicated page in the ECHA CHEM section of the Agency website at:</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="http://echa.europa.eu/doc/press/pr_08_59_publication_pre-registered_substances_list_20081219.pdf">http://echa.europa.eu/doc/press/pr_08_59_publication_pre-registered_substances_list_20081219.pdf</a></p>
<p>The list of pre-registered substances (19 DEC 2008) can be 
accessed via a dedicated page in theECHA CHEM section of 
the Agency website <a class="external-link" href="http://apps.echa.europa.eu/preregistered/pre-registered-sub.aspx">here</a></p>
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/new_reports_risks_airport_workers_from_loading_baggage_01.13012009"
    class="state-published">UK – New reports on risks to airport workers from loading baggage</a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">13.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
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    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/new_reports_risks_airport_workers_from_loading_baggage_01.13012009"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/new_reports_risks_airport_workers_from_loading_baggage_01.13012009/image"
    alt="UK – New reports on risks to airport workers from loading baggage" />
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                                    <span
    class="description">The research project explores the health risks associated with manual loading of bags into the holds of narrow bodied aircraft. The report also examines the effectiveness of new technology, Extending Belt Loaders (EBL), and provides an update on previous research and studies.
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a class="external-link" href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2009/e08076.htm">Read more about this</a> 
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/teaser/european_agency_health_legislation_01.12012009"
    class="state-published">European Safety and Health Legislation</a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">13.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
                                    <div
    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/teaser/european_agency_health_legislation_01.12012009"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/teaser/european_agency_health_legislation_01.12012009/image"
    alt="European Safety and Health Legislation" />
                                        </a>
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                                    <span
    class="description">
<p>Based on Art 137 EC Treaty a wide variety of Community measures in the
field of safety and health at work have been adopted. European
directives are legally binding and have to be transposed into national
laws by the Member States.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../legislation">Visit our section on Legislation</a></p>
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-pl"
    class="state-published">Nowy raport Obserwatorium Ryzyka: zawodowe choroby skóry i narażenie skóry </a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">12.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
                                    <div
    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-pl"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-pl/image"
    alt="Nowy raport Obserwatorium Ryzyka: zawodowe choroby skóry i narażenie skóry " />
                                        </a>
                                    </div>                                     
                                    
                                    
                                     
                                    <span
    class="description">
<p>Choroby skóry są jednym z najważniejszych pojawiających się zagrożeń
– związanych nie tylko z nadmiernym używaniem środków chemicznych, ale
również z biologicznymi i fizycznymi czynnikami ryzyka. W raporcie
omówiono w sposób ogólny narażenia i choroby skóry, przedstawiono
główne założenia polityki UE-25 oraz stosowane praktyki, a także
przedstawiono wyzwania, perspektywy i zalecenia.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../../../publications/reports/TE7007049ENC_skin_diseases/view">Przeczytaj raport</a></p>
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-sl"
    class="state-published">Poročilo Observatorija o novih tveganjih: poklicne kožne bolezni in izpostavljenost kože </a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">12.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
                                    <div
    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-sl"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-sl/image"
    alt="Poročilo Observatorija o novih tveganjih: poklicne kožne bolezni in izpostavljenost kože " />
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                                    <span
    class="description">
<p>Kožne bolezni so med najpomembnejšimi novonastalimi tveganji in so
povezane s široko uporabo kemičnih preparatov ter izpostavljenostjo
biološkim in fizičnim dejavnikom. V poročilu je predstavljen pregled o
izpostavljenosti kože in kožnih boleznih ter vsebuje glavne politike in
prakse v EU-25, zaključi pa se z izzivi, pričakovanji in priporočili.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../../../press/press-releases/skin_diseases"><br /></a></p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../../../publications/reports/TE7007049ENC_skin_diseases/view">Preberite poročilo</a></p>
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-cs"
    class="state-published">Nová zpráva observatoria rizik: kožní nemoci z povolání a dermální expozice při práci </a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">12.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
                                    <div
    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-cs"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-cs/image"
    alt="Nová zpráva observatoria rizik: kožní nemoci z povolání a dermální expozice při práci " />
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                                    <span
    class="description">
<p>Kožní nemoci patří mezi nejdůležitější nově se objevující rizika,
která jsou spojena nejen s rozsáhlým používáním chemických látek, ale i
s expozicí biologickým a fyzikálním rizikovým faktorům. Zpráva
poskytuje přehled dermálních expozic a kožních nemocí, obsahuje hlavní
zásady a praxi v EU-25 a na závěr uvádí náročné úkoly, perspektivy a
doporučení.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../../../publications/reports/TE7007049ENC_skin_diseases/view">Přečíst zprávu</a></p>
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    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-nl"
    class="state-published">Nieuw rapport waarnemingspost voor risico's: huidaandoeningen en blootstelling van de huid aan risicofactoren op het werk </a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">12.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
                                    <div
    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-nl"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-nl/image"
    alt="Nieuw rapport waarnemingspost voor risico's: huidaandoeningen en blootstelling van de huid aan risicofactoren op het werk " />
                                        </a>
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                                    <span
    class="description">
<p>Huidaandoeningen behoren tot de belangrijkste nieuwe risico's, niet
alleen vanwege het feit dat er veel met chemicaliën wordt gewerkt, maar
ook door blootstelling aan biologische en fysieke risicofactoren. In
het verslag wordt een overzicht gegeven van huidaandoeningen en
situaties waarin de huid aan risicofactoren wordt blootgesteld, en
worden de belangrijkste beleidsrichtlijnen en praktijken in de EU-25
beschreven. Tot besluit worden uitdagingen, vooruitzichten en
aanbevelingen beschreven.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../../../publications/reports/TE7007049ENC_skin_diseases/view">Lees het verslag</a></p>
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                                    <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-et"
    class="state-published">Riskiseirekeskuse uus aruanne: kutse-nahahaigused ja ohtlike ainete sattumine nahale </a>
                                    (<span
    class="teaserdate">12.01.2009</span>)                                                  
                                    </h2>
                                    
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    class="newsImageContainer" style="width: 100px;">
                                        <a
    href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-et"
    id="parent-fieldname-image">
                                           <img width="80"
    src="http://osha.europa.eu/en/riskobservatory/teaser/new_risk_observatory_report_occupational_skin_diseases_dermal_exposure_01.13012009-et/image"
    alt="Riskiseirekeskuse uus aruanne: kutse-nahahaigused ja ohtlike ainete sattumine nahale " />
                                        </a>
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